I'm Still Standing...

Good afternoon dear readers...have you been to Cafe Press lately? They have a ton of hilarious Halloween related tees and so forth...I enjoyed the one to your left in particular, so I thought I'd share it. Halloween is really my all time favorite holiday - well, at least until Christmas rolls around. :o) It has become so trendy to go all out with decorations and so forth. I've even seen some Halloween related commericals this year. The Meijers one is a hoot. We decorated our new place this past weekend. I really enjoyed just being home on a Sunday afternoon for a change, instead of running around like an idiot trying to catch up on chores. The weather was nice and the kids played football in the back yard with some neighborhood boys. I hope to maybe get some pictures posted soon.

I really must apologize to my readers. I know my posts are far and few these days, but I haven't forgotten you are out there (or at least I hope you are still out there!). I finally got the energy to try to locate a new WIFI hotspot in the house with NO luck...so I bit the bullet and paid off the phone bill this week. Next week I plan on ordering the Ameritech/Yahoo package and that will mean I will be able to post regularly again. So hang in there - I'm nearly back!

So Brandon is doing fine. His glucose numbers are up and down (mainly down) and we keep adjusting his insulin. He has figured out a low number means CARB SNACKS - aka the yummy stuff he could eat before - so he is always hoping he is low. He isn't stupid...but that is not how I'd like him to view his lows. We will need to figure out something. This will be our first Halloween with Diabetes. We are letting him go out for a short period and then he and I will pass out candy at home, while the hubby walks around with big sister. The JDRF (Juvenille Diabetes Research Foundation) is having a Fall Party on 11/5 and the kids can turn in their candy for prizes and toys! Brandon is looking forward to that for sure. He has a big doctor's appointment this Thursday at Children's Hospital...not sure what will happen, but I'm sure it will involve him getting poked and prodded. :o)

On other news, my husband's father died 2 weekends back. It was unexpected. We have had no contact with the man in 10 years - and for good reason - but it was a shock to learn he passed. We decided that we should attend his funeral, but I have to say I would have liked not too. It meant dealing with two-faced relations and seeing people I would rather not. Brian's Aunt Bev was really the only person who seemed to care about Brian and his family (that would be us). She knows how terrible his father treated us and she really reached out to help us. I thank her for her kindness.

The eulogies were a laugh. A caring family man - a doting grandfather - an intelligent man of the world... HA! He was a selfish, unfeeling ass. He turned his back on Brian, his two grandkids and had no problem looking down on everyone he came across. What mattered to him was money and arrogance. I know, don't speak ill of the dead. Whatever! I wish I had not been brought up with any type of manners - I would have gotten up there and told it like it was and most everyone there would have agreed with me I think. I am just glad it is over with now...people can finally stop baggering us about a reconciliation. He is really gone now and we can move forward.

Has anyone been watching the new NBC show "Heroes"? I really love it! It is no surprise seeing how I am a huge sci-fi/fantasy geek and gaming guru. It really reminds me of the game I am currently playing in called Aberrant. It is essentially the same storyline. An ordinary person become extrordinary - my character, Ben, can control machines and computers with his mind and can dominate others into doing his will. I am thinking of adding indestructibility (like Claire on Heroes) to my list of abilities because it is too damn cool! LOL I've been enjoying the game - having fun. It is a nice distraction from real life.

Well, I know I waxed poetic about the Fox show, "Vanished" -which starred QAF alum Gale Harold - but anyone who has been watching it knows that Gale's character was killed on the last epsiode! (Click here to read TV Guide's Why Gale Harold Vanished article.) So...you can consider me a vanished viewer! It really wasn't that great of a show - I just wanted to see Gale once a week. Sigh! I'll miss those biceps! At least I have QAF on tape to help me through the dark nights. LOL

Well, it is time for me to head back home. The kids will be getting off the bus soon. Keep reading! I'll post again soon.